Episode 172 October 7, 2022 -- "Focusing on Retirement and Health Benefit Issues" with NARFE Staff VP John Hatton

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, John Hatton, National  Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Vice President for Policy and Programs, joins Bob Levi to discuss a variety of retirement and health benefit issues impacting postal  and federal employees and annuitants. John and Bob talk about the  status of legislation to repeal the Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination  Provision (WEP); the 2023 federal cost of living adjustment (COLA), how  the COLA is calculated, and related legislation; 2023 Federal Employee Health Benefit Program premiums; and the Federal  Long-term Care Insurance Program.